The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-09
No. So.

the Knights of Labor, in session
in the city Of Raleigh:
"The North Carolina State Assembly
sends fraternal greetings to the Farmers
Mass Convention, now in session in this
city, and bids them God speed in their
efforts to elevate and better the condi-
ton Of that great band of earth's toilers.
the farmers of our country" So
On motion of G. z. French, of
Pender, the Secretary OF the Con-
vention was ordered to send an ap-
propriate answer in response Oh be-
half Of the Convention.
DR.. G. w. Dabney, Director of the
Experiment Station, being in the
Hall, on motion of Mr. Burgwyn, he
was invited to address the Conven-
tiOn on the work of the Station.
DIR. Dabney explained somewhat
in detail the operations of his de-
partment and the multifarious duties
imposed on him by the law In
answer to direct question he stated
that one-half to two-thirds of the
time and work Of the Station was
devoted to work not in the line of
agriculture He believed that the
Station. as well as the Department
of Agriculture, should be relieved of
this outside work.
At five o'clock the Convention ad-
iourned to meet at eight O'Clock p.
NJ.
NIGHT SEssION-JANUARY 26, 1887.
Promptly at eight o'clock Prcsi-
dent Carr called the Convention to
order
L. L. Polk introduced the follow-\
ing resolutions which were referred
to the Committee on Agricu ture
Resolved, That the organization of the
State Department of Agriculture should
be placed under the control and man +
agement of the practical farmers of the
State, and should consist of board of
nine only, one from each Congressional
District, each of whom shall be practi-
cally identified with some one of the
leading industries of his district, and
two-thirds of whom shall be practical
Officio chairman of such board.
Resolved, The Commissioners of Agri-
culture should have practical knowl-
edge of farming, acquired by actual ex-
perience and training.
Resolved, That the Department should
be divested of all work foreign to agri-
culture. It's board should constitute a
board of management of an Agricultural
and Mechanical College
Resolved The Department should be re-
lieved of the burdens of making coal ex-
plorations, immigration, analyses of
stomachs, oyster surveys, fish propaga-
ton, etc, and all other matters not
strictly agricultural.
= Resolued, That for the benefit of the
children of farmers, we should have an
Agricultural College, which should re-
ceive 500, 900 annually of the fund of the
Agricultural Department, $25, 600 annu-
ally from the State Treasury, and 81 800
annually of the landscript fundnow ap-
piled to the State University, to maintain
said Agricultural College. II
Mr.. E. G. Dull, of Forsyth, Chair
man of the Committee on Industrial
Education submitted their report.
Mr.. s. 0. Wilson stated that Mr..
w. S. Primrose, Of Raleigh, public
spirited gentleman who had taken a
deep interest in investigating this
subject, was present, and moved that
he be invited to address the Conven-
ton. Mr. Primrose made strong
lplea for industrial education and
pledged most generous aid from
the city of Raleigh, should the col
lege be established here
The report elected most ami
mated discussion, the pivotal point
i'm which was the recommendation
that the Land Scrip fund should be
transferred from the State Univer-
! sity to the support OF an Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College Mr.
Harry Skinner, of Pitt. Mr.
Winston, Mr.. ]. +. Moore, Hon. w.
III. Kitchen, L. L. Polk, s. o. Wilson,
- Keith, j. G. Ellington, w. H.
S. Burgwyn and III. A. Norris were
prominent in the discussion.
The question was put on the mo-
tion to adopt the report and it was
carried by very large majority.
Mr. Hobson, of Davie, moved that
a committee of seven be appointed
by the chair to confer with commit
tees appointed by this Convention
and the Convention which assembled
Concluded on fourth page.